Nahum Sokolow was a Polish-born Zionist leader, journalist, translator, writer, researcher, and statesman who served as the fifth President of the World Zionist Organization (WZO) from 1931 to 1935. He played a crucial role in securing French government support for Zionist aims through the Cambon letter of 1917. Descended from an ancient Polish rabbinical family, he was the editor of the Hebrew newspaper Ha-Tsfira and a prolific writer in multiple languages, recognized for his unique and comfortable style in Hebrew journalism. His diplomatic efforts included negotiating with the Pope and other heads of state regarding the return of Jews to Palestine. Sokolow's significant journalistic legacy is honored in Israel through an annual journalism prize awarded by the Tel Aviv municipality, Beit Sokolow (the home of the Israel Journalists Association), and the naming of streets and the kibbutz Sde Nahum after him.